New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-19
THE Talk OF THE DAY.

What with watching pork, cornering wheat and
nursing its literary centre. Chicago Is kept pretty
busy these days.
Several evenings ago Major stofah went up on
sixtoenth-st to see q young lady 70 whom he ma.
been very attentive for some months; She was NOT
visible at first, aud her twelve year old brother enter
tanned the Major After various questions the Kid
remarhed:
"Why, Johnny, what do you mean by that" asked
the Major, with an innocent laugh Of surprise
"Oh, nOthln, j guess; only heari mother say
you wasn't cause sister had been trying to catch you
all winter. and she couldn't do It,"
The Major remained the rest Of the evening. but
hasn't been back Lent Logan Washington
Critic
The German Fishery Union intends to set out 1000
young salmon In the Rhine and Weser this spring.
tiny silver plato with the number "1357" engraved
on IL will be attached to each fish. II that were to
be done In this country some enterprising fisherman
would manage to get those 1000 silver plates II he
had to set up all night to do it.
family in Nkolsburg, Austria celebrated curious
"bimcallic" wedding the other day. on the same
day well-lnown citizen OF that town celebrated his
golden wedding and his sonn-law, living in tho
house celebrated his silver wedding The double
event made still moro picturesque by the marriage
of the latters daughter in the midst OF the festivities
Getting Even.-omaha Husband-Now think this
Is going too far. You promised me you would coun-
termand your order for that dress
Omaha Wife, wrote 70 the firm that very day.
"But hero the dress and the bill for t-enough to
~ gavo you tho letter to mall and suppose you
forgot Il as usual"-(Omaha World.
An Fngllshman travelling In this country concludes
that the American people are abnormally active, be-
cause everybody makes practice Of running for Of
fee. when Punch" hears OF this bon mot 1t will
doubtless offer the author position on Its stan.
In speaking OF duenins "The saturday Review" says:
AS IT. morality and seemlness, It Is better than
- and less offensive than the manners
which allow TO brawl and hit each other In the
Tark at theatres. 1t Is less dangerous than fox
hunting or cover-shootns and. a. far as peril goes
about parwlth salmon-hshing in the lower Tweed
Mrs. Rongwerd's daughter Is strong, healthy girl,
but withal quito pale. A lady In speaking to her
II saw your daughter the other evening, and she
was looking quite Pa" Isn't she very d, C, r
"No. indeed. Ill venture there amt girl In Wash
layton society a. imel!cato as M daughter Ia
Washington Critic.
The people Of Chicago are very much worked up
over tho information that they packed 100000 less
hogs last year than the year before and they are de
terinincd to find out who packed those hogs.
The custodian OF public building In this city has
very practical test for finding out who Of the men
who enter tho building are gentlemen He says that
when n man holds the swinging door open FOR any
who may be going In or out behind him, he Is sure
that no Is a gentleman. no matter how poorly he may
be dressed. But il Is mournfu To add that Judged by
this test he has met with very few gentlemen In all
his lifo. A. for the ladies' the custodian says that
they never think of holding door open for anybody
but he CALAMITY adds that no one expects them to
aIf Mr. Garrett has really sold his stock in the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tho transaction
most singular metamorphosls," observed tho Snake
Editor
How can salo be a mctamorphosIs !" asked the
Horse Editor.
at converts q Garrett into seller -(Pittsourg
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